FISHING REPORT Thu, Nov 5, 2009 | Add a comment CENTRAL Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake’s small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are...

Good ol’ Rocky Top is a real place Sun, Nov 1, 2009 | Add a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rocky Top, you’ll always be … a real place. All you South Carolina Gamecock and Alabama Crimson Tide and Florida Gator fans take note: Rocky Top actually...

Trout fishing tips, and the governor's favorite trout recipe Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment →Use an ultra-light rod and reel spooled with 6-pound or lighter line to produce more strikes. →Try small hooks (size 10 to 18) and sinkers to keep bait near the bottom and keep trout...

Streams and lakes are ready for trout fishermen and will be stocked regularly into March Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment Time for me to buy some new Mepps and Rooster Tails. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s winter-only trout areas open today: Blue River, Lake Pawhuska, Lake Watonga, Quartz...

Outdoors notebook: Another Okie in Bassmasters Classic Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment Another Okie in the Classic Scott Ashmore of Broken Arrow has qualified for the Bassmaster Classic. The national sales manager from Gamblers Boat finished second in the Southern Opens...

Fishing report for week of Oct. 25, 2009 Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Add a comment CENTRAL Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake’s small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are...

Outdoor notebook: Last Bass tournament nearing Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Add a comment Last Bass tourney nearing The law firm of Lawter and Associates’ annual "Last Bass” tournament will be Nov. 15 at Eufaula Cove on Lake Eufaula. Entry fee is $150 for the two-man...

Fish and Chips Tournament on Arbuckle Lake results Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment 1, Dean Rojas and Jayson Kisselburg, Lake Havasu, Ariz., 21.74 pounds, $20,000; 2, Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Lance Peck, Tulsa, 19.46 pounds, $10,000; 3, Kenyon Hill and Gary Giudice,...

Tips for motorist to avoid deer while driving Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment Motorists can reduce their chances of hitting a deer or being injured by taking the following precautions: →Be aware of posted deer crossing signs that are placed in active deer crossing...

Outdoors notebook Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment Ducks Unlimited fundraiser The Oklahoma City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will have its fall banquet Nov. 11 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. Tickets are $45 for...

It's that time of year for motorists to watch out for deer Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment My colleague, fellow sports columnist Jenni Carlson, bagged her first deer this month. She didn’t use a bow, but her Honda Pilot. The accident happened on I-35 north near the Arbuckles. The...

Big one doesn’t get away for Arizonans Jayson Kissleburg and Dean Rojas at Fish and Chips Tournament Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN – All of the bites on Arbuckle Lake on Friday and Saturday were small. All but one. The 9.82-pound largemouth bass caught by Lake Havasu, Ariz., angler Jayson Kissleburg on Friday...

Roping competition begins nine-day run Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment The United States Team Roping Championships returns to Oklahoma City today to begin its annual nine-day run. Today through Nov. 1 at State Fair Arena, more 3,800 ropers from 41 states, Canada,...

Outdoors notebook: Dean Rojas, Jason Kisselburg lead Fish and Chips tourney Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Rojas, Kisselburg lead Fish and Chips tourney Arizona pro angler Dean Rojas and partner Jason Kisselburg weighed in four bass Friday totaling 14.68 pounds to take the lead after the first day of...

Fishing report: Oct. 23 Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment CENTRAL Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake’s small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are...